The River War
by Winston S. Churchill
Here Winston S. Churchill tells the story of the Anglo-Egyptian conquest of Sudan. This is not just a story about wars and politics; This is the story of the fate of the inhabitants: Churchill, with his strong understanding, tells how the war changed the fate of the Arab peoples of Britain, Egypt and northeast Africa. The book vividly describes the background of the war, the attitude of the Upper Nile towards Egypt, the assassination of General Charles George Gordon in the siege of Khartoum, the political reaction in Britain and Kitchener's thoughtful preparations for war. While in Sudan, Churchill participated in the Battle of Omdurman. Churchill comments in detail on the mechanization of war using the telegraph, railroad and weapons of a new generation.
